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...Stanley Cup Final, since it matches two of the teams most often touted as favorites to win the Cup. Colorado coach BobHartley tended to agree with that assessment. While insisting there are "still tons of good hockey clubs remaining," Hartley...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - With or without Avalanche captain and top scorer Joe Sakic, Colorado coach BobHartley knows his team faces another rugged test against the Los Angeles Kings. Sakic bruised his right shoulder when the Kings' Jozef...

...best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series. "There are two options in this scenario," Colorado coach BobHartley said after practice Tuesday. "One is that we sit here and start crying because we lost Ray. The other is that we...

...minutes into Game 3 and decided against a premature return. Colorado's comfortable series edge gives Avalanche coach BobHartley flexibility with his high-scoring captain. Hartley gave his players the day off after their flight from Los Angeles...

...year. Asked on Thursday if there was any danger his team might ease up with its two-game advantage, Colorado coach BobHartley scoffed. "Trust me, our focus is on the next game," he said. "We have lots of great leaders on this team, and...

...likely Hall of Fame skaters among their six All-Stars. "We worked all year to get home-ice advantage," Avs coach BobHartley said, "so it's up to us to take advantage of that. ... Our leadership and our experience are there, and that...

...seasons and 2-5 in his career. Hoping to divert some of the attention away from Roy and his team, Colorado coach BobHartley went out of his way to point out that Los Angeles goalie Felix Potvin has twice given up five goals in Game 7 losses...

...goal, but it has been more subdued. "I think obviously 'Win One for Ray' is 'Win one for everyone,"' coach BobHartley said, adding with a laugh, "I'm sure Ray would share it." "When I came here last year," Bourque, a 19-time...

...resist 120 shots in one game." Not even Roy, who has won three Stanley Cups and is headed for the Hall of Fame. Coach BobHartley said the rest of the team was to blame because it tried to sit on a lead. "We definitely don't have the team to...